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giembre (c.1136-65)

The form gendre3 is a cross reference to the following entry:

giembre (c.1136-65)

geendre,  geindre,  gendre,  ghiendre,  giendre  
  FEW:  gemere 4,92a Gdf: GdfC:  giembre 9,698c TL: giembre 4,310 DEAF:  *giembre G704 DMF:  geindre  TLF:  geindre 1  OED: MED: DMLBS:  gemere 1059a

v.intrans.

1humansoundto moan, groan
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ke ne giemes, plainnes e plurs Quant tu recorderas tes mors  Salemon 3669
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Au retorner de Diepe out li roiz mout grant ire: [...] Souvent tence a sez hommes, souvent geint et soupire  Rom de Rou wace i 144.3972
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  E pleint e gient e plure  S Osith 1242
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  De tut ço n’est Auban esmuz, ne geenst, ne deut, ne plure  S Aub 589
2orn.soundzool.(of a dove) to coo
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 )  Columbe gient en liu de chant (Latin: Gemitum pro cantu habet columba)  Female Religious 245

v.refl.

humansoundto moan, groan
( c.1256; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ele (=the Church) se gient e plure; N’est nul ke la sucure De sun marrement  Pol Songs 43.15
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Saint Bernards le dist ensement, Et si nous donne essamplement De l'estomac, qui trop se ghient, Qant om le paist trop plainement  GOWER Mirour 14625

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See also:

gemeler  gemir  gemit 
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